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Detroit Judge Bans Police From Using Tear Gas, Batons On BLM Protesters

Emily Zanotti
Detroit Judge Bans Police From Using Tear Gas, Batons On BLM Protesters
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A Detroit judge ruled late last week that the Detroit Police Department cannot use non-lethal means to handle anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests until they descend into chaos — at least for the next two weeks — and Detroit’s anti-police activists are looking to make the ban permanent.

Activists with a group called Detroit Will Breathe sued the city of Detroit last week, alleging that Detroit police used excessive force to control Black Lives Matter protests that took place in late May and June, following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.

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